Where does “breet” come from?

breet (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German breit, from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

breet (Luxembourgish): broad, wide

Definitions

  1. broad, wide

Ancestry of “breet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbreit—
2Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
3Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
4Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic braid →Every word from Old High German breit →